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0:00:19 > 0:00:24- Many people enjoy a glass of wine - with their supper...
0:00:24 > 0:00:27- ..and it usually comes - from overseas.
0:00:27 > 0:00:31- Today, I'm a short distance from - Llanilar, in the Vale of Aeron.
0:00:32 > 0:00:34- This is the Llaethliw Vineyard.
0:00:35 > 0:00:39- Richard Evans, his wife, Siw, - and their son, Jac...
0:00:40 > 0:00:41- ..run the vineyard.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45- Richard spends - a lot of his time abroad...
0:00:45 > 0:00:48- ..in Nigeria, of all places.
0:00:48 > 0:00:52- They've started producing wine, - and they're doing well.
0:00:54 > 0:00:59- LLAETHLIW VINEYARD - The Vale of Aeron
0:00:59 > 0:01:01- At this time each year...
0:01:02 > 0:01:04- ..when the weather is favourable...
0:01:05 > 0:01:07- ..it's time to harvest the grapes...
0:01:07 > 0:01:10- ..at Llaethliw Vineyard.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12- It's a very busy time.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16- Richard Evans is on his way home - from Nigeria...
0:01:16 > 0:01:19- ..where he works - for the Shell oil company.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22- He's coming to help Siw and Jac.
0:01:24 > 0:01:29- In the meantime, friends and - neighbours begin the harvesting.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33- This comes as a relief - for Siw Evans and her son, Jac.
0:01:34 > 0:01:38- What's the ideal time - for picking the grapes?
0:01:38 > 0:01:42- Last year, we were picking grapes - a month earlier.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44- We had a better summer.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47- It all depends - on the summer we have.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50- A sunny summer - means earlier picking...
0:01:51 > 0:01:54- ..because the sugar content - is higher.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56- Less sunshine means less sugar...
0:01:57 > 0:02:00- ..so the grapes must be left - for a longer period.
0:02:00 > 0:02:01- It's now mid October.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03- It's now mid October.- - Yes, and frost becomes a problem.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06- If we have frost, - everything will spoil.
0:02:07 > 0:02:12- Frost freezes the grapes, - and when that happens, they pop.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16- We have a machine - that checks for frost.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19- It sounds an alarm to let us know...
0:02:19 > 0:02:24- ..and we either have to pick, or use - our frost-buster to blow warm air.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29- No wonder Dad is out in Nigeria - - he's leaving the work to you!
0:02:29 > 0:02:33- He gets in touch with us via Skype - - "How are things?"
0:02:33 > 0:02:35- He's usually in the pub or at work.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39- But he works hard when he's home, - and he enjoys it.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42- In Nigeria, he works in an office.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45- When he's home, - he gets up at 5.00am...
0:02:45 > 0:02:47- ..and he works until 8.00pm.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52- Siw Evans is a local girl, - from Cribyn.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56- She and Richard have two children, - Jac and Megan.
0:02:56 > 0:03:00- Megan is a teacher - at Ysgol Brynsaron in Llandysul.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05- The work of harvesting the grapes - is very enjoyable...
0:03:05 > 0:03:07- ..but it's not a bed of roses.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11- Everyone thinks picking grapes - is glamorous.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14- As you know, Richard is in Nigeria.
0:03:14 > 0:03:18- I told him we'd decided - that we would pick late at night.
0:03:18 > 0:03:23- It's the first time we've tried it, - and we weren't sure about it.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26- We both wore head torches - to pick the grapes...
0:03:27 > 0:03:31- ..and insects kept flying towards us - because of the light...
0:03:31 > 0:03:35- ..and got into our mouths and ears, - and my feet got wet!
0:03:35 > 0:03:39- Richard phoned to ask, - "How did it go last night?"
0:03:39 > 0:03:43- I told him, "My feet were wet, - I had insects in my mouth."
0:03:43 > 0:03:45- He said, "Don't worry, Siw fach."
0:03:46 > 0:03:49- I thought he'd say - we'd get a team in, next year...
0:03:49 > 0:03:54- ..but what he said was, "I'll buy - you a new pair of wellingtons."
0:03:54 > 0:03:58- That's what I got as a Christmas - present - new wellingtons!
0:04:00 > 0:04:05- Their friends, who are out - in the vineyard, enjoy the work.
0:04:05 > 0:04:11- They include a former bank manager, - Arwel Jones, and his wife, Morina.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15- I live just a mile down the valley.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19- You'd never think something - like this would take place...
0:04:19 > 0:04:21- ..in the Vale of Aeron.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24- It's a very different - kind of harvesting.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27- It's unusually quiet, for one thing.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30- Our equipment - amounts to a pair of secateurs!
0:04:30 > 0:04:32- But it's an easy job.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36- A lot of work - goes into organising this...
0:04:37 > 0:04:40- ..and choosing the most suitable - grape varieties...
0:04:41 > 0:04:44- ..and nurturing the plants.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47- Your wife - is also picking the grapes.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50- You'll have to go soon, - to prepare supper!
0:04:51 > 0:04:52- One of us will have to go!
0:04:53 > 0:04:56- Perhaps we'll have - a takeaway tonight!
0:04:57 > 0:04:59- How are things coming along?
0:04:59 > 0:05:01- I've only just arrived.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03- I'm just starting.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07- She's an expert - - I keep asking her how to do things!
0:05:07 > 0:05:11- I had a dentist's appointment - in Aberystwyth earlier, at noon.
0:05:12 > 0:05:13- I came back by bus.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16- Work will take your mind - off the dentist!
0:05:16 > 0:05:17- Yes, I'm ready for some work.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19- Yes, I'm ready for some work.- - That's the spirit!
0:05:19 > 0:05:21- It's unusual work.
0:05:21 > 0:05:22- Yes, definitely.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26- Is this your first experience?
0:05:26 > 0:05:29- Dai's an expert - - he's picked grapes in France!
0:05:29 > 0:05:31- Dai has done everything!
0:05:37 > 0:05:41- I feel a bit guilty - - there's so much left to pick.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44- Fortunately, Jac is here - to explain how to do it.
0:05:45 > 0:05:50- Grab the bottom of the bunch and - cut the stem where the bunch splits.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53- That's right.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55- And straight into the box.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59- Do you have problems - with birds eating the grapes?
0:05:59 > 0:06:04- Yes, look at that - damage caused - by birds or badgers - or the dog!
0:06:04 > 0:06:06- The dog eats grapes, too.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09- The bunches should be larger...
0:06:09 > 0:06:12- ..because we've had - such bad weather this year...
0:06:13 > 0:06:15- ..growth has been more scattered.
0:06:15 > 0:06:20- In a normal year, - you'd have much larger bunches...
0:06:20 > 0:06:22- ..and many more of them.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25- But instead, - we have lots of small bunches.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29- It's the same story - with barley crops.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31- These things take time.
0:06:31 > 0:06:37- The vines flower about the same time - as Wimbledon week...
0:06:37 > 0:06:42- ..so good weather during Wimbledon - week should make it a good year.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46- But this year, the weather - hasn't been so good.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49- You're lucky to have people - to help you pick.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52- Without them, we'd be here for days.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56- We try to have two people - for each row.
0:06:57 > 0:07:02- In the early years, it was just me - and Mam and a couple of helpers...
0:07:02 > 0:07:07- ..working from 8.00am until - the sun went down, about 6.00pm...
0:07:07 > 0:07:08- ..to harvest all of it.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12- Today, it should take - just a few hours.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14- We should be finished by 3.00pm.
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0:07:16 > 0:07:19- You can lie to your Dad - - he's far away!
0:07:19 > 0:07:21- Dad.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25- Last year, we got - about eight boxes per row.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29- This year, we're getting - two or three boxes.
0:07:32 > 0:07:33- Yes, maybe I'll do that.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36- The weather is supposed to be fine.
0:07:37 > 0:07:38- OK.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41- I'll talk to you later, ta-ra.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44- He's checking in.
0:07:44 > 0:07:49- Your father, out in Nigeria, - checking that everything's fine.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51- He phones two or three times a day.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55- He was asking - how much we'd picked.
0:07:55 > 0:07:56- He's happy.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59- He's happy.- - It's a small world, these days.
0:07:59 > 0:08:04- Phoning the Vale of Aeron - from Nigeria is no big deal.
0:08:04 > 0:08:08- Mam and Dad - would go months without talking...
0:08:08 > 0:08:10- ..when he first went to Nigeria.
0:08:10 > 0:08:14- Now, they can talk via webcam - and Skype every evening.
0:08:15 > 0:08:21- Lena Jenkins, a regular picker - every year at Llaethliw Vineyard...
0:08:21 > 0:08:23- ..is Siw's sister.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26- Do you need scissors, Dai?
0:08:26 > 0:08:28- I've already done some picking.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30- Have you really?
0:08:30 > 0:08:32- Yes, honestly!
0:08:32 > 0:08:33- I've tried!
0:08:33 > 0:08:36- I don't think - I could do it all day.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39- Well, you know...
0:08:39 > 0:08:42- My shoulders are starting to ache.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46- There are so many rows.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50- Yes, it seems - there's no end to them.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54- You stand in the middle - and look down...
0:08:54 > 0:08:57- ..and then you look up, - and there's even more.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59- But we'll manage.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01- Everyone's helping the cause.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04- It's like picking potatoes, - years ago.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09- With helpers, the burden - doesn't fall on any individual...
0:09:10 > 0:09:12- ..apart from the cook.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14- The cook has to feed everyone.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16- The cawl is excellent.
0:09:16 > 0:09:17- Yes, fair play.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19- Yes, fair play.- - The wine should be good, too.
0:09:20 > 0:09:21- Let's hope so.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26- The pickers must be fed, of course.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30- The family has built a cosy room - for that purpose...
0:09:30 > 0:09:32- ..close to the vineyard.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36- Siw has prepared plenty of cawl - for everyone...
0:09:37 > 0:09:41- ..and a glass of Llaethliw wine - to keep our spirits up.
0:09:42 > 0:09:47- Today, the vineyard - is a dream come true...
0:09:47 > 0:09:49- ..for Richard Evans, Jac's father.
0:09:53 > 0:09:57- He always wanted to retire - and run a vineyard.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00- We had an empty field - when we moved here in 2008.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03- We were just renting it out - to a farmer.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06- Dad thought, "Let's give it a go."
0:10:06 > 0:10:08- The vineyard was planted in 2009.
0:10:09 > 0:10:13- It's been growing for six years, - and this is our third crop.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18- You don't get any grapes - in the first two years...
0:10:19 > 0:10:21- ..you just train the vines.
0:10:21 > 0:10:26- It's tough, working every day, - all year, with no crop to harvest.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31- You feel you don't get any return - for all your work.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34- It helps - when there's money coming in.
0:10:34 > 0:10:38- After Christmas, - we have to prune the vines back.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41- We must choose two new canes.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43- I'd probably spur this one.
0:10:43 > 0:10:47- You don't want the vine - growing in just one direction...
0:10:47 > 0:10:49- ..or upwards.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52- We want growth close to the wire.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55- So, yes - I'd spur that cane, - there...
0:10:55 > 0:10:58- ..and perhaps bend this one down, - or this one.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01- You wind the canes around the wire.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04- You want to ensure new growth - each year.
0:11:04 > 0:11:08- New growth - will give you more grapes.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11- It's similar to laying a hedge.
0:11:11 > 0:11:12- Yes, exactly the same.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17- You must make sure you have plenty - of growth for the following year.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21- I work half the year - in the vineyard...
0:11:21 > 0:11:24- ..and the other half - on North Sea oil rigs...
0:11:24 > 0:11:27- ..working two weeks on, - two weeks off.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29- I'm free all winter.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32- My next contract begins in February.
0:11:32 > 0:11:36- But I work harder here - than I do on the rigs.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39- This is where I work hardest.
0:11:39 > 0:11:44- There's a lot less work to do - on the oil rigs.
0:11:44 > 0:11:49- We're very proud about how far - we've come in seven years.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52- We planted the vines six years ago.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56- It took five years to produce - the first bottles of wine.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58- It was such a great feeling...
0:11:59 > 0:12:03- ..when we drank our first glass - of Llaethliw wine.
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0:12:14 > 0:12:18- There's still plenty of grapes - left to harvest...
0:12:18 > 0:12:21- ..at Llaethliw Vineyard, - near Aberaeron.
0:12:22 > 0:12:26- Richard Evans has now arrived home - from his job in Nigeria.
0:12:26 > 0:12:30- Siw, his wife, wastes no time.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33- She puts him to work straight away.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36- The first task - is to remove old leaves.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39- Next year, we'll have a machine - to do this.
0:12:41 > 0:12:42- How does it work?
0:12:42 > 0:12:44- It sucks up the leaves.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49- But it doesn't suck up the grapes?
0:12:49 > 0:12:51- No, just the leaves.
0:12:51 > 0:12:55- You have to be careful, - but there's a pressure switch...
0:12:55 > 0:12:58- ..to prevent the removal of grapes.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01- Richard, you've arrived home safely.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04- You've started work immediately.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06- Yes, immediately.
0:13:06 > 0:13:07- Did you have a good journey?
0:13:07 > 0:13:08- Did you have a good journey?- - It was fine.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10- KLM to Amsterdam.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12- How long did it take?
0:13:12 > 0:13:13- Six and a half hours.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17- Have you had time - to take a good look around?
0:13:18 > 0:13:20- Yes, things are looking fine.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23- Half the vineyard has been picked.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25- We have the other half to do.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28- I must say, - it's a beautiful vineyard.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31- It's so neat.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34- I'm sure it took a lot of planning.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36- It's quite an achievement.
0:13:36 > 0:13:40- We brought in people and machines - from Germany...
0:13:40 > 0:13:42- ..along with other workers.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44- We used laser planting.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48- They did all the planning, - they worked it all out.
0:13:48 > 0:13:52- They asked us how much space - we wanted between the vines...
0:13:53 > 0:13:55- ..and the laser did everything.
0:13:55 > 0:13:56- They had a big four-track machine.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58- They had a big four-track machine.- - It's all so exact.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01- The rows are perfectly straight.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03- Yes, the lines and the posts.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05- Are grapes difficult to grow?
0:14:06 > 0:14:09- The weather in this area - is suitable.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11- Yes, in the Vale of Aeron.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14- People call Aberaeron - "Sunny Aberaeron".
0:14:15 > 0:14:19- We get more sunshine here - than in Lampeter or Tregaron.
0:14:20 > 0:14:24- It's not the Napa Valley, - it's the Aeron Valley!
0:14:26 > 0:14:29- How did you become interested?
0:14:29 > 0:14:33- If you had a farm - where you grew corn and barley...
0:14:33 > 0:14:37- ..it would be a continuation - of old traditions.
0:14:37 > 0:14:41- But this is something very new - for the Vale of Aeron.
0:14:41 > 0:14:45- It's something I thought - I could do with the land.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48- It's nice to have a glass of wine, - of an evening.
0:14:48 > 0:14:52- But it grew to a bigger scale - than I'd imagined.
0:14:54 > 0:14:55- We've been very busy.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59- We're thinking - about planting more vines...
0:14:59 > 0:15:01- ..further up the hill.
0:15:01 > 0:15:02- That's quite high.
0:15:03 > 0:15:04- Yes.
0:15:05 > 0:15:10- A venture such as this one - is extremely ambitious.
0:15:10 > 0:15:15- It's something that could easily - break your heart, in the early days.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18- I was born in Lampeter.
0:15:19 > 0:15:20- I went away to university.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24- I always wanted to farm, - to do some kind of farming.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26- I always wanted to own land.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29- I went away to work abroad.
0:15:29 > 0:15:34- Now, I've returned, - and I'm trying something different.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37- What do you do when you're not here?
0:15:37 > 0:15:39- I work overseas.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42- I work with an oil company...
0:15:43 > 0:15:45- ..in Nigeria, in Africa.
0:15:47 > 0:15:53- I organise flights - for the company...
0:15:53 > 0:15:57- ..the helicopters and aeroplanes...
0:15:57 > 0:15:59- ..used for moving people around.
0:15:59 > 0:16:04- The place where you work is - completely self-contained, is it?
0:16:04 > 0:16:06- Yes.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10- We all look after each other, - all the oil companies.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12- We're all self-sufficient.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17- Richard lives an extremely busy life - in Nigeria.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21- At home, too, - things are far from quiet.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24- There are so many jobs to do.
0:16:24 > 0:16:28- The grass between the vines - must be mowed...
0:16:28 > 0:16:30- ..and weeds must removed.
0:16:31 > 0:16:35- When growing potatoes, farmers - used scufflers to shake the soil.
0:16:36 > 0:16:37- Is that what you're doing?
0:16:38 > 0:16:42- We use a machine - called an intervine cultivator.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45- It works its way in and out - between the vines...
0:16:46 > 0:16:47- ..digging up the soil.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50- We're trying to remain organic.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54- We want to be organic, - to produce organic wine.
0:16:54 > 0:16:58- Can you use fertilizers - such as manure?
0:16:58 > 0:17:01- Yes, you can - - there are products you can use.
0:17:01 > 0:17:06- We have to go through Defra, - we have to get their permission.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09- We can use copper sulphate, lime.
0:17:09 > 0:17:14- Those mats that you're lifting - - will you have to replace them?
0:17:14 > 0:17:18- No, after lifting them, - you're finished with them.
0:17:19 > 0:17:25- The mats were useful at the start, - when the vines were young and weak.
0:17:25 > 0:17:29- They stopped weeds from growing - between the vines.
0:17:29 > 0:17:34- The Germans planted the vines, then - they laid the plastic over them...
0:17:35 > 0:17:39- ..cutting holes in it so the vines - could grow through the plastic.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42- But we don't need the plastic - any more.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47- We're thinking of planting - more vines higher up the hill...
0:17:47 > 0:17:51- ..and reusing the plastic - in the same way.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54- You must have studied the subject - extensively.
0:17:54 > 0:17:58- Siw and Jac are always here, - but you're often away.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00- You must have studied a lot.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02- Yes, studying from afar.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07- Produce from the vineyard - is piling up.
0:18:07 > 0:18:12- The aim for the future is to be able - to do their own processing...
0:18:12 > 0:18:14- ..at home at Llaethliw.
0:18:14 > 0:18:19- Currently, the grapes are taken - to a processing centre in Telford.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26- That's a sizeable load - - the trailer is almost full.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29- Just under a tonne is my estimate.
0:18:29 > 0:18:34- But last year we had two and a half - tonnes, so this is a lot less.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38- That's because - we had such a bad summer.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42- Where did you say - you're taking the grapes?
0:18:42 > 0:18:45- To Halfpenny Green, near Telford, - for processing.
0:18:46 > 0:18:50- We'll receive the bottled wine - round about April.
0:18:50 > 0:18:54- We'll make another visit - in order to test the wine.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57- You don't watch them being pressed?
0:18:57 > 0:19:02- It's such a long cycle so we - come home after dropping them off.
0:19:02 > 0:19:06- We hope to start making - our own wine in a few years' time.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10- It'll save us having to take - the grapes to Telford each time.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14- It'll be easier - to make wine on-site...
0:19:14 > 0:19:16- ..and to sell it on-site.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19- Every single box - is worth a lot of money.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23- Yes, that's why we still - have people picking away.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25- Cardis, every one of them!
0:19:25 > 0:19:27- They'll be here all day.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36- This is an ideal place.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40- The wine in the bottle - has come from this field.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44- This is a facility - where you can welcome visitors...
0:19:44 > 0:19:46- ..and sell your wine.
0:19:46 > 0:19:52- Yes - Merched y Wawr and several - other organisations have visited.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54- We give them a guided tour...
0:19:54 > 0:19:57- ..and then we bring them here - to taste the wine.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02- Richard, do you think of home - when you're away on business?
0:20:02 > 0:20:03- Yes.
0:20:03 > 0:20:04- Yes.- - It's always on your mind.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08- Siw and I speak every day, - on our iPads.
0:20:08 > 0:20:09- We talk to each other.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12- But it's nice to be on the home pad!
0:20:12 > 0:20:14- But it's nice to be on the home pad!- - Yes!
0:20:14 > 0:20:16- How long will you stay at home?
0:20:17 > 0:20:19- I'm going back next Monday.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22- I have a week - to do some work around the place.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25- I'm spending Christmas abroad...
0:20:25 > 0:20:28- ..and I hope Siw - can come and join me.
0:20:29 > 0:20:34- Llaethliw takes its name from the - occasionally milky appearance...
0:20:34 > 0:20:37- ..of a river that flows - close the vineyard.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41- The estate was once the home - of the Beynon family...
0:20:42 > 0:20:45- ..which is why there's - an old sailing ship...
0:20:45 > 0:20:48- ..pictured on the labels - of the bottles.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52- The labels show a schooner - called the Llaethliw.
0:20:52 > 0:20:57- The schooner was built - at Traethgwyn near New Quay.
0:20:58 > 0:21:03- The schooner sailed - between Limerick and Liverpool...
0:21:03 > 0:21:06- ..and down to South Wales...
0:21:06 > 0:21:08- ..and down to Cornwall.
0:21:09 > 0:21:13- It transported goods for the owner - of the Llaethliw estate.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16- I'll tell you how we got the idea.
0:21:16 > 0:21:20- Richard did a Google search - for the name Llaethliw...
0:21:20 > 0:21:26- ..and a picture of a painting came - up, which was on sale in America...
0:21:26 > 0:21:29- ..a painting - of the schooner Llaethliw.
0:21:29 > 0:21:34- Richard said, "Siw, we must try - to bring this painting back."
0:21:34 > 0:21:36- So we hung it on the wall.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40- When we were discussing - what to put on the label...
0:21:40 > 0:21:44- ..Jac and Richard were keen - to develop the image of the ship.
0:21:45 > 0:21:49- When people buy wine, - they like to hear about history.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52- That's why we put the ship - on the labels.
0:21:52 > 0:21:57- You give talks to all - the organisations that visit...
0:21:57 > 0:22:00- ..and you have stands - at various shows.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02- Do you enjoy that aspect?
0:22:02 > 0:22:04- Yes, by now.
0:22:04 > 0:22:09- Early on, I wasn't sure about how to - organise things, but I'm better now.
0:22:09 > 0:22:13- You start preparing - on the day before.
0:22:13 > 0:22:17- I come from a large family - and my sister, Lena, helps me.
0:22:17 > 0:22:21- Sometimes we have two stands - in two different places.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23- Jac and I would be in one place...
0:22:23 > 0:22:28- ..and Lena and my daughter, Megan, - would be somewhere else.
0:22:28 > 0:22:29- It's great fun.
0:22:30 > 0:22:34- It's also nice to hear people - saying they enjoy the wine.
0:22:34 > 0:22:39- It's great when people say they're - keeping a bottle for Christmas.
0:22:40 > 0:22:44- It's nice to know there are - people around, drinking our wine.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47- Would you like to taste the wine?
0:22:47 > 0:22:48- Would you like to taste the wine?- - Excellent!
0:22:48 > 0:22:49- Red or rose?
0:22:49 > 0:22:51- Red or rose?- - Red.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53- Yes, red.
0:22:55 > 0:22:56- I like its deep colour.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58- I like its deep colour.- - Here you are.
0:22:58 > 0:22:59- It's a good colour.
0:22:59 > 0:23:00- It's a good colour.- - Thank you, Siw.
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